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Product Identifiers
PublisherMinnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN-101681342006
ISBN-139781681342009
eBay Product ID (ePID)20050385261
Product Key Features
Book TitleSt. Paul : an Urban Biography
Number of Pages188 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2021
TopicUnited States / MidWest / West North Central (IA, Ks, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Sd), United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, History
AuthorBill Lindeke
Book SeriesUrban Biography Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-938176
Reviews"Bill Lindeke has long served as a critical local historian, offering a thoughtfulperspective on the factors that have shaped our city. There is much to learn fromSt. Paul's blended history; this book offers a fascinating look at where we've beenand where we can dare to go." Melvin Carter, mayor of St. Paul "Examining the intersection of people and place, Bill Lindeke's St. Paul uses powerfulstories that speak to the complex history of our beloved capital city--the growth of itspeople, neighborhoods, economy, and more. The book is an essential read for thosewho want to imagine and build a future St. Paul." Terri Thao, community activist, organizer, and longtime St. Paul resident "Bill Lindeke brings the heft and deftness of an engaged scholar to this project whilewriting a book that is a pleasure to read. By showing how diverse communities, fromthe Dakota to the Hmong and Somali, not only live here but also make sense out oftheir experiences here, Lindeke provides a history that lives up to his dictum that'the uneven geography of St. Paul is best understood from contrasting perspectives.'" Peter Rachleff, co-executive director, East Side Freedom Library
Series Volume Number3
Table Of ContentPrologue Chapter 1: Naming Chapter 2: Dispossession Chapter 3: Boomtown Chapter 4: Overshadowed Chapter 5: Wheeling and Dealing Chapter 6: Bulldozer Chapter 7: Resilience Chapter 8: Renaissance Suggestions for Further Reading
SynopsisA concise history, featuring stories that are familiar, surprising, and sure to change the way you see Minnesota's capitol city., A concise history, featuring stories that are familiar, surprising, and sure to change the way you see Minnesota's capitol city. How did the city of St. Paul come to be where and what it is, and what does that show us about the city today? In eight place-based chapters, Bill Lindeke provides intriguing insights and helpful answers. He tells the stories of the Dakota village forced to move across the Mississippi by a treaty--and why whiskey sellers took over the site; the new community's close ties to Fort Snelling and Winnipeg; the steamboats and railroads that created a booming city; the German immigrants who outnumbered the Irish but kept a low profile when the US went to war; the laborers who built the domes over the state capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul; the gangsters and bootleggers who found refuge in the city; the strong neighborhoods, shaped by streets built on footpaths and wagon roads--until freeway construction changed so much; and the Hmong, Mexican, East African, and Karen immigrants who continue to build the city's strong traditions of small businesses. This thoughtful investigation of place helps readers to understand the city's hidden stories, surrounding its residents in plain sight.
LC Classification NumberF614.S4L54 2021
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